NETWORK FINALS:  There were no changes from the preliminary July 4th ratings.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart     CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s HOT DOG EATING CONTEST led the July 4th cable ratings, but at 0.32 it was down 0.23 from the 2019 edition.  Cable news covered […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]

  NOTE TO READERS:  Charts will be updated later this afternoon with format and editing changes. UPDATE: Charts now in normal format. NETWORK UPDATE:  ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB lost 0.1 and MISTRESSES gained 0.1 in final numbers, leaving both at 0.9.  In addition, DATELINE fell 0.1 and the BIG BANG THEORY rerun rose by the same amount. CABLE […]

DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2). PREVIOUS SATURDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS) PREVIOUS SATURDAY CABLE & […]

        NETWORK FINALS:  ABC’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL game adjusted to 1.1, and FOX’s game stayed at 0.4.  Elsewhere, DATELINE and the SUPERSTORE rerun lost 0.2 and the 10PM 48 HOURS dropped 0.1 in final numbers.         Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart       CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  ESPN’s primetime COLLEGE […]

Sunday preliminary broadcast ratings: 60 Minutes and the CBS 7:00-7:30 half hour specifically inflated by 10 minutes of the end of Masters coverage from 7:00-7:10 pm (mostly the monumentally awkward and amazingly tense ceremony in “Butler Cabin,” where the Green Jacket is awarded).

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content of the […]

> Disclaimer:  Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall.  Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot.  So these critiques shouldn’t be taken as full TV pilot reviews, but rather as a guide to the general style and content […]